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| 10567105124 | Affirmative Action | A policy designed to give special attention to or compensatory treatment for members of some previously disadvantaged group. | 0 | |
| 10567108735 | Bandwagon Effect | a shift in electoral support to the candidate whom public opinion polls report as the front-runner | 1 | |
| 10567110050 | bicameral legislature | a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts | 2 | |
| 10567111809 | Cabinet | A group of advisers to the president. | 3 | |
| 10567115366 | Caucus | A meeting of members of a political party | 4 | |
| 10567116827 | citizen | a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. | 5 | |
| 10567121297 | Civil Liberties | Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens | 6 | |
| 10567123651 | Civil Rights | the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law | 7 | |
| 10567125796 | Civil Service | the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government | 8 | |
| 10567136336 | coattail effect | the added votes received by congressional candidates of a winning presidential party | 9 | |
| 10567139606 | confirmation | proof | 10 | |
| 10567141798 | Constituents of urine | the voters who elect public officials to represent them | 11 | |
| 10567145099 | Defacto Segregation | Segregation by unwritten customs or traditions | 12 | |
| 10567146837 | Dejure Segregation | segregation by law | 13 | |
| 10567146892 | divided government | one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress | 14 | |
| 10567150595 | elector | member of the electoral college | 15 | |
| 10567153158 | Electoral College | A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president | 16 | |
| 10567154504 | political elites | people with a disproportionate share of political power | 17 | |
| 10567160803 | entitlement programs | Government benefits that certain qualified individuals are entitled to by law, regardless of need. | 18 | |
| 10569129856 | exclusionary rule | improperly gathered evidence may not be introduced in a criminal trial | 19 | |
| 10569131751 | Executive Agreement | an agreement between the president and the leader of another country | 20 | |
| 10569133871 | expressed powers | powers directly stated in the constitution | 21 | |
| 10569134889 | Federalism | the federal principle or system of government. | 22 | |
| 10569135565 | Free Exercise Clause | First Amendment requirement that law cannot prevent free exercise of religion | 23 | |
| 10569136333 | Gerrymandering | Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power. | 24 | |
| 10569137311 | government corporation | a business owned and operated by the federal government | 25 | |
| 10569137717 | Great Compromise | agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation | 26 | |
| 10569138823 | Incrementalism | the best predictor of this year's budget is last year's budget plus a little bit more. | 27 | |
| 10569139383 | Jim Crow Laws | Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites | 28 | |
| 10569140589 | lame duck | A person still in office after he or she has lost a bid for reelection | 29 | |
| 10569141337 | monetary policy | the setting of the money supply by policymakers in the central bank | 30 | |
| 10569143864 | Partisian | favoring one side of an issue | 31 | |
| 10569144403 | Party Cuacuses | A meeting of the members of a political party to decide questions of policy | 32 | |
| 10569144404 | Politcal ideology | a consistent set of values and beliefs about the proper purpose and scope of government | 33 | |
| 10569148514 | conservative | holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion. | 34 | |
| 10569149254 | moderate | average | 35 | |
| 10569149985 | liberal | open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. | 36 | |
| 10569150690 | Pluralism | A state in which people of all races and ethnicities are distinct but have equal social standing | 37 | |
| 10569151818 | Polarization | A deep and wide conflict over some government policy | 38 | |
| 10569152659 | Political Platform | A document stating the aims and principles of a political party | 39 | |
| 10569153686 | political culture | an overall set of values widely shared within a society | 40 | |
| 10569154604 | policy cycle | The process by which problems are identified and acted upon in the public arena. | 41 | |
| 10569156390 | Popular Sovereignty | Rule by the people | 42 | |
| 10569157300 | public policy | the principles, often unwritten, on which social laws are based. | 43 | |
| 10569157964 | reverse discrimination | Discrimination against the majority group | 44 | |
| 10569158581 | shield laws | state laws that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources | 45 | |
| 10569158582 | single-member district | An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official. | 46 | |
| 10569159422 | soft money | Campaign contributions unregulated by federal or state law, usually given to parties and party committees to help fund general party activities. | 47 | |
| 10569160260 | splinter party | a political party that has split off from a major party because of major disagreement. | 48 | |
| 10569161912 | split-ticket voting | voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election | 49 | |
| 10569165454 | straight ticket voting | practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election | 50 | |
| 10569165944 | Franchise/Suffrage | the ability or right to vote in public elections | 51 | |
| 10569167910 | disenfranchised | to deprive of the right to vote | 52 | |
| 10569170595 | unitary system | A government that gives all key powers to the national or central government | 53 | |
| 10569171110 | whistle-blowing | reporting an illegal action of one's employer | 54 | |
| 10569171118 | amicus curiae | a brief submitted by a "friend of the court" | 55 | |
| 10569172199 | briefs | written arguments on the case | 56 | |
| 10569173400 | due process of law | the right of every citizen against arbitrary action by national or state governments | 57 | |
| 10569173731 | Habeas Corpus | An order to produce an arrested person before a judge. | 58 | |
| 10569175282 | judicial activism | Idea stating that judges should interpret the Constitution to reflect current conditions and values. | 59 | |
| 10569177835 | judicial restraint | A judicial philosophy in which judges play minimal policymaking roles, leaving that duty strictly to the legislatures | 60 | |
| 10569178365 | litigation | the process of taking legal action | 61 | |
| 10569179145 | petioner | the party bringing a lawsuit | 62 | |
| 10569180026 | Prescedent | an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action | 63 | |
| 10569182777 | concurring opinion | An opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling but differs on the reasoning. | 64 | |
| 10569183261 | dissenting opinion | An opinion disagreeing with a majority in a Supreme Court ruling. | 65 | |
| 10569187761 | majority opinion | a court opinion reflecting the views of the majority of the judges | 66 | |
| 10569189146 | stare decisis | let the decision stand | 67 | |
| 10569189147 | writ of certiorari | A formal writ used to bring a case before the Supreme Court. | 68 | |
| 10569189681 | writ of mandamus | Court order directing an official to perform an official duty. | 69 |
